Appeal No. 2003-2076 Page 8
Application No. 09/428,364
PCB is removed and the slot into which the replacement board (which also has
the given color) is to be inserted is determined by matching the given color of the
replacement board with one of the colored squares on label 133, and then
inserting the replacement board into the slot corresponding to the one of the
colored squares having the given color. As an example of the colors which may
be assigned to the boards, the microprocessor board may be red, the memory
board may be white, and the peripheral controller board may be blue.
In another embodiment, each of PCBs 132 may include a graphic symbol
(such as a heart, a diamond, a spade, or the like) printed thereon in addition to
being designated by one or more of the aforementioned color indicia. This would
be useful in cases where, for example, the red microprocessor board produced
by a first manufacturer is not a suitable replacement for the red microprocessor
board produced by a second manufacturer. By making sure that each
replacement board matches the board it is replacing in both color and graphic
symbol, the user can avoid erroneous board replacements which, of course, are
undesirable. The graphic symbol may be used to represent the manufacturer
and/or the version of a given board, and if the color and graphic symbol of one
board do not match the color and graphic symbol of another board, respectively,
then such boards are not suitable replacements for one another.
Commodore discloses a software manual having a plurality of information
sections containing information pertaining the software. Some of the information
section are marked with a section identifying heading that includes the software icon to
which the information section pertains.
After the scope and content of the prior art are determined, the differences
between the prior art and the claims at issue are to be ascertained. Graham v. John
Deere Co., 383 U.S. 1, 17-18, 148 USPQ 459, 467 (1966).
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